Nova Scotia Catholic diocese reaches proposed settlement in clergy abuse suit
A Canadian Catholic diocese on Friday reached a proposed settlement agreement in a class action suit alleging that diocesan priests sexually abused children. Under the terms of the agreement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish...
Canada PM appoints new high court judge without parliamentary hearings
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday appointed a new judge to the Supreme Court of Canada to fill an eight-month vacancy, bypassing public parliamentary hearings established in 2006 and blaming the move...
Canada agrees to $235M settlement in Nova Scotia oil and gas dispute
Canadian government leaders reached an agreement with Nova Scotian officials on Sunday which requires the Canadian government to pay the province $235 million CAD for lost profits from prior government offshore oil and gas...
Bertha Wilson , the first woman appointed to the Supreme of Canada , died over the weekend of Alzheimer's disease, it was disclosed Monday. Wilson was 83. She was appointed to the Canadian high...
Canadian cities petition EPA to reduce US air pollution from power plants
The Sierra Legal Defence Fund petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday on behalf of thirteen Canadian cities - including Toronto, Windsor and Halifax - to mandate the reduction of air pollution from 150 coal-fired...
Canadian Justice Minister faces pressure in US marijuana extradition case
Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler is under pressure to deny a US request to extradite Canadian marijuana activist Marc Emery in a case that is likely to spark debate over the countries' diverging drug...
Environmental brief ~ WA high court strikes down county smoking ban
In Friday's environmental law news, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that local health boards cannot ban smoking in bars and restaurants. The Court, in Entertainment Industry Coalition v. Tacoma-Pierce Co. Bd. of Health , held that...
